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71 Reviews
Perfect fit, provided you've got the right part number
Any 3.5" will mount into this caddy via four pins that fit into the drive's mounting screw holes. The plastic caddy is flexible enough to bend so the pins can be fitted into the holes. The caddy then slides into the drive bay in the computer and snaps into place.
Buyer beware: Dell does not use the same caddies for all computers. Some may appear to be of similar design, but there are at least two different slide-and-snap designs with finger tabs, and more if you count other designs and caddies for 2.5" drives. I have computers with both caddies, and can confirm they are NOT interchangeable. The caddies are slightly different heights and use slide rails of slightly different sizes. They're so similar, though, that I don't know why Dell didn't just use the same caddy for a larger group of computers instead of feeling compelled to reinvent the wheel somewhere along the way.
One of my computers uses caddy part #YJ221 and the other is #DN8MY. Each is shared amongst a large group of different Dell computer models, but the groups are not interchangeable. Note not all computers use the caddies with the finger tabs, so there are even more designs if you count the tab-less designs. I'm focusing on these two in this review because they are so similar as to confuse people. (And to make matters worse, for some reason Dell even uses multiple part numbers for the exact same pieces.)
If you can identify which part your computer uses, search eBay by that part number. If you can't find a number on your existing part, search eBay by model until you can identify the part number, and then search by the part number. Not all eBay listings list every computer model that part is compatible with, so you'll get better results if you can search by part number instead of only by the model. Even if the eBay listing does not specifically list your computer model, it will work if you get the right caddy part number.
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Works Perfectly
It took me awhile to figure out how to put a hard drive in this caddy, but once I understood it is easy to swap in and out of drives. I used this for a second drive in my Dell used system which did not ship with a second caddy. It fits perfectly. I wish all hard drives were this easy to put in or take out.Read full review...
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Only practical solution
Bought a surplus Dell computer to control small CNC mill and needed a second hard drive installed. This is the only hard drive caddy that would work properly. By nature, these types of caddys are fragile, best to buy a backup for reserve. Well worth the cost.Read full review...
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Additional Hard Drive Caddy
On these older Dell computers you can greatly improve the performance by adding a SSD and using a disk copy product to clone the original hard drive.
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5-star (with a small *)
Works great with a regular hard drive. Super simple to use so it sure beats the old days of dropping screws and messing with drive alignment in a bay.
*But is a little tight with the SATA connections using an SSD in an adapter. Still a 5-star though because I can't blame the designers of this caddy for that.Read full review...
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Decent product, but kind of expensive.
Quality was good, didn't find any significant defects in this products. The shipping was on time and was packed well. The value in kinda of high for a Drive caddy, but no complaints.
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My bad
It was not the tray that I needed. It did arrive several days later than the package tracking predicted, which delayed the discovery of the issue, and the purchase of the correct part, but had I ordered the correct part that issue would not have existed.Read full review...
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Fits Dec PC - its OEM.
Needed to install a hard drive in my Dell PC, my old one cracked from flexing too much. This fit the bill. Easier than tightening the small computer screws.
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Good deal
Fits my Dell Optiplex 980 just fine. Satisfied with what I paid 👍
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Looks like a orginal Dell product. Ptobably pulls.
It is what it was advertised to be.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: dorissmelcer2008